Delray Beach requires a Business Tax Receipt (BTR) and compliance with LDR Sec. 4.3.3(T) Home Occupations. No external signage, no customers at residence, no non-resident employees, and the business must be clearly incidental to residential use.
Delray Beach LDR Sec. 4.3.3(T) allows home occupations subject to strict performance standards: only residents may be employed, no clients/customers may visit, no outside storage, no stock-in-trade kept on premises, no alteration of the residential appearance, and no traffic or parking beyond normal residential use. A Business Tax Receipt must be obtained from the city Finance Department along with a Palm Beach County BTR. Certain uses (auto repair, welding, kennels, beauty shops with clients) are prohibited.
Operating without a BTR: 250 dollar administrative fine plus back-tax. LDR violations handled by Code Enforcement Board under FL Ch. 162 with fines up to 500 dollars/day.
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